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Grinch Cookies

Channel your inner grinch this holiday season with these super simple soft-baked cookies, made with boxed cake mix!
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 24 cookies

Ingredients
  

  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • 1 egg
  • green and yellow food dye
  • 1 box white cake mix
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar for rolling
  • red heart sprinkles or decorating candy

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350
  • In a bowl, beat together cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy
  • Add in egg a mix. Drop in green and yellow food coloring until the mixture is the desired color (add this in before the cake mix so it is easier to incorporate the colors)
  • Mix in cake mix and chill for 30 minutes
  • Roll dough into golf ball sized balls and roll in powdered sugar. Place on a lined baking sheet and bake for 9-10 minutes
  • Allow to cool on baking sheet for 3 minutes then transfer to a cooking rack. Press a sprinkle or candy into the center of each cookie and cool completely.
  • Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
Keyword baked, cake mix, christmas, cookie, cookies, cream cheese, grinch, holiday